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Mainsail girth measurements Geoff McLaughlin at 6:42pm 06.08.03 Big Boats 0/841 Has anyone taken the mid and quarter mainsail girth measurements for the 34 required for Americap?
Sailing in close quarters SailboatOwners.com at 2:34pm 06.08.03 Ask All Sailors 67/5305 A skill set I always admire belongs to the skipper who can sail his boat into or out of an anchorage
Aft Berth Leak from Cockpit Pedestal on 26X Sam Kramer at 2:28pm 06.08.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1211 After washing the cockpit of my 26X with a garden hose, I noticed that my aft berth was wet directly
Where did the sun go? Jim A at 2:23pm 06.08.03 Ask All Sailors 8/1296 Rain, rain, rain and more rain! It is June for pete sakes!!!!What is wrong with the weather?
Diesel tolerant? Marc Honey at 1:01pm 06.08.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1105 Would it be ok to use some left over white sanitation hose to connect my diesel deck filler to the t
roller furling blues John Dodge at 12:51pm 06.08.03 Ask All Sailors 5/965 My wife and I went sailing for a few hours this afternoon. As we began to wrap things up the roller
Honda Cable Conflict With Steering on 26X John Koller at 12:27pm 06.08.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1007 The throttle and shift cables on my Honda 50HP engine bend against the rudder linkage bar on my 2002
What you really want... SH... at 12:15pm 06.08.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1055
Bats in the mainsail Scott Smith at 10:33am 06.08.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/858 I'd appreciate any help with thisone. I just discovered a large colony of bats had moved into my ma
Maxwell VC500 anchor winch Mike at 10:03am 06.08.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1369 I have a VC 500 winch mounted horizontally in the anchor well, for rope only. Does anyone know if i
Havre de Grace to Boston Journey Mark at 9:56am 06.08.03 Ask All Sailors 8/2185 I have just purchased a new Hunter 33.5 and will be sailing her home from Havre de Grace to Boston n
Leaking front window Calvin at 9:25am 06.08.03 Smaller Boats 2/823 I have a small leak in the right front window on my 260. Question: if the window is removed is the b
Pictures of the Hunter 260 Table as it SHOULD BE! Calvin at 9:01am 06.08.03 Smaller Boats 28/3185 I have posted a series of pictures of the table modifications that my friend, Jimmy Harrell, has mad
Where to find a boat cover jerry at 8:56am 06.08.03 Day Sailers 1/1272 I am in the market for a boat cover that will allow me to leave the mast up while the boat is on the
Dept Meter Kit Walther at 8:35am 06.08.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1227 I have a signet MK 172 depth meter. Last fall it was giving me irradic readings, so I sent the "bla
Dirty halyards Mark Sanford at 8:35am 06.08.03 Smaller Boats 5/1027 I just replaced my main halyard on my H25.5 as the older was worn and very dirty. With only a couple
when to reef DJ Answine at 8:25am 06.08.03 Smaller Boats 6/1226 AT what point do most of you begin to reef down your C22.Do you use surface conditions,wind speed,bo
Cranky/unpredictable Head intake pump Gary C. at 7:12am 06.08.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1210 New Jabsco head on a new boat. Manual pump. For unknown reason seems to periodically get cranky and
Genoa Setup on 95 Mac 26s Larry G. at 6:54am 06.08.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1099 I have the stock Doyle 100% Jib on the CDI roller furling. I want to set up a 135 or 150 % Genoa. W
grounding Jim at 6:02am 06.08.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/973 Should the mast be grounded? I was going to run a wire from the chain plate to a keel bolt. Would th

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Funny Friday!!! leo310 at 4:33pm 10.29.20 As I'm retired every day is Friday unless I'm golfing or Sailing then its Saturday. BTW the island h
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port catalanc at 4:19pm 10.29.20 Hi Ron, Everything looks OK, inside and out. I think the problem is that there is no stop and the
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Hunter216 at 4:18pm 10.29.20 The mast is long for the size for the boat, and cannot be laid flat with the base attached. I alway
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 (4) SailingLoto at 4:15pm 10.29.20 Semi flush mounted windows installed, 2 bulkheads painted and a bunch of sanding and oiling on teak
Starbrite antifreeze recall berner73 at 4:12pm 10.29.20 Don't suppose anyone knows who makes antifreeze for West Marine? Will try to find out tomorrow. Lo
Toerail damage B323 finding a replacement TimFromLI at 4:11pm 10.29.20 I have a similar ding, (also no discussion of how it happened but suffice to say I was not the one a
Hunter 45 CC: Lost the shackle in my Selden furling main... Davidasailor26 at 4:09pm 10.29.20 If you borrowed a strong enough magnet, if your Allen wrench hasn't rusted to anything, you should
Funny Friday!!! (2) Tally Ho at 4:04pm 10.29.20 During COVID, and working from home, I have taken to making different types of bread, Today I made
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Jackdaw at 4:03pm 10.29.20
Hunter 45 CC: Lost the shackle in my Selden furling main... Rick Webb at 3:59pm 10.29.20 If you borrowed a strong enough magnet, if your Allen wrench hasn't rusted to anything, you should
How to start my Ericson 31 1977 Tally Ho at 3:53pm 10.29.20
Starbrite antifreeze recall rgranger at 3:49pm 10.29.20 Good on them for owning in such an aggressive way. Wonder how that employee is doing
How to start my Ericson 31 1977 Don S/V ILLusion at 3:38pm 10.29.20
Jabsco PAR pump parts All U Get at 3:33pm 10.29.20 Waiting for it to load, thank you.
How to start my Ericson 31 1977 Hunter216 at 3:28pm 10.29.20 I do not know how to sail my marina needs to inspect my boat and they have requested a detailed ste
Starbrite antifreeze recall dlochner at 3:25pm 10.29.20 Thanks. One has to wonder if other brands are using the same facility and had similar issues. :huh
Attaching flag to fiberglass without through bolts. Giro at 3:17pm 10.29.20
Funny Friday!!! kappykaplan at 3:03pm 10.29.20 @jssailem and @DArcy , I just finished dinner and y'all have made me hungry again! :beer:
make stanchions removeable? (1) Tally Ho at 3:02pm 10.29.20
Steering Wheel Cover kappykaplan at 3:01pm 10.29.20 @Ziggler , what kind of line did you use for that masterpiece? A friend of mine used some shock cor

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